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Related: About this forum31 GOP men voted AGAINST the Violence Against Women Act. All 5 GOP women voted FOR it
Today in the Senate, 31 GOP men voted AGAINST the Violence Against Women Act. All 5 GOP women voted FOR it
Full roll call vote here: http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=112&session=2&vote=00087
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31 GOP men voted AGAINST the Violence Against Women Act. All 5 GOP women voted FOR it (Original Post)
Tx4obama
Apr 2012
OP
31. Count 'em, 31 warriors in the war on women and equality. Spread the names.
freshwest
Apr 2012
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Scuba
(53,475 posts)1. Thanks for posting.
Siwsan
(26,260 posts)2. A thank you to the Republican men who broke rank and voted in the affirmative
Credit where credit is due. It's nice to see them break lock step, for a change.
Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)3. I'm giving a BIGGER thank you to the five republican female senators :)
Probably part of the 10 republican men that voted 'yea' are up for re-election and therefore probably did it for political reasons
freshwest
(53,661 posts)4. 31. Count 'em, 31 warriors in the war on women and equality. Spread the names.
Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)5. Huh? The five female GOPers voted 'yea' with the democrats.
Or did you mean spread the names of the five republican women for the GOOD they did?
freshwest
(53,661 posts)7. Edited. Yes, tell the GOP that their own women have had enough.
Doctor_J
(36,392 posts)6. Poor Dick Lugar
trashing what was a respectable, distinguished career by trying to pander to the teabaggers.
peacebird
(14,195 posts)8. Wow. Talk about tone deaf... War on women continues....
LASlibinSC
(269 posts)9. no suprise
The public servents of my beautiful state are of SC are among the 31. They sully the very dirt under my feet
dickthegrouch
(3,172 posts)10. 31 more seats for us in Nov *IF* we play it correctly
Where's our strategist to write excellent TV and radio ads denouncing these fools?